Southern Football Netball League

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Southern Football Netball League
South football netball league.png
FormerlySouth East Suburban Football League
Sport Australian rules football
Founded1963;61 years ago (1963)
No. of teams36
Level on pyramid4
Relegation toDivision 2
Division 3
Division 4
Official website sfnl.com.au

The Southern Football Netball League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors.

Contents

History

The South East Suburban Football League was formed in 1963 as a merger of the Caulfield Oakleigh District Football League with the East Suburban Football League after a number of its clubs moved to the Croydon Ferntree Gully FL (now Eastern Football League).

When the Federal Football League folded at the end of 1981, the SESFL had twenty clubs. After the addition of all but one of the Federal clubs for 1982, the league had a 16 team A grade, and a 12 team B grade competition. The league twice tried 3 divisions but the idea was later dropped as clubs left or folded.

In a major project in 1991, the league underwent a major revamp of its administration and opted to employ a full-time administrator and staff to manage the league's affairs. The League's administration along with its member clubs undertook a far-reaching corporate planning programme to map out future directions and objectives. The extra manpower allowed the elevation of League and club standards and the improved marketability of attracting the corporate sponsorship that modern football now required to keep the organisation afloat. Much of this work was completed by early 1992 and it was decided that a new name would be required to flow on from the work already achieved. The Southern Football League was adopted to show that a new professionalism was running football in the southern suburbs.

The league had another major change in 1993, when it absorbed the Eastern Suburbs Churches Football Association. The newly merged league began in 1993 with around 50 clubs playing 5 divisions, though this had dropped to 28 clubs in 3 divisions by 2002 due to clubs folding, merging, or moving to other competitions. [1]

In April 1997, the Southern Football Show began on Optus Vision's Localvision channel, covering the weekly news of the league. [2] [3] It moved to Channel 31 Melbourne the following year. This program soon became known as the Southern Footy Show. It later expanded its scope to become the Local Footy Show, covering many Melbourne leagues until 2011.

In the new millennium, the league grew slightly with the addition of the Southern Dragons in 2009, Endeavour Hills in 2011 and Hallam in 2012. The Dragons returned to the VAFA after the 2012 season, [4] but the revival of Carrum Patterson Lakes FC in 2013 after almost 20 years in recess kept the league at 31 clubs. [5]

The 2014 SFL third division seniors grand final was called off after a brawl broke out between players and supporters. The game in which Mount Waverley was taking on Carrum Patterson Lakes. A police spokeswoman said supporters started heckling one of the teams as it left the ground at half-time. A fight broke out and one person was treated in hospital. The game was called off when one of the teams refused to return to the field." [6]

In 2015, acknowledging the netball part of the competition, the league changed its name to Southern Football Netball League. [7] The 2015 season was also a time when the Southern Dragons went into recess.

In 2016 Port Melbourne Colts transferred in from Western Region Football League, and Lyndhurst FC fielded a senior side for the first time. [8]

2017 saw the introduction of women's football.

The inclusion of 3 clubs enabled the league to have 4 men's divisions for 2018.

Current Clubs (2023 season)

Division 1

ColoursClubNicknameLocationHome GroundWebsiteYears in CompSFNL Premierships
Bentleigh Football Club colours.jpg
Bentleigh Demons Bentleigh Bentleigh Reserve Official Site 1993-Div 2: 2013
Bentleigh Football Club colours.jpg
Chelsea Heights Demons Chelsea Heights Beazley Reserve Official Site 1993-Div 2: 2000, 2017, 2022
Div 3: 1995
Cheltenham Football Club colours.jpg
Cheltenham Rosellas Cheltenham Cheltenham Reserve Official Site 1982-Div 2: 1992, 1993, 1995
Cranbourne Football Club colours.jpg
Cranbourne Eagles Cranbourne East Livingston Reserve Facebook 2022-Div 1: 2022
Dingley Football Club colours.jpg
Dingley Dingoes Dingley Village Souter Oval Official Site 2007-Div 1: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Div 2: 2008
East Brighton Football Club colours.jpg
East BrightonVampires Brighton East Hurlingham Park Official Site 1963-A1: 1966, 1973, 1976, 1991
A2: 1988
Div 1: 1993, 2004, 2012, 2014
Div 2: 2002
Mordialloc Football Club colours.jpg
Mordialloc Bloodhounds Mordialloc Ben Kavanagh Reserve Facebook 1988–Div 2: 1999, 2014
Port Melbourne Colts Football Club colours.jpg
Port Melbourne Colts Port Melbourne JL Murphy Reserve Facebook 1975-80, 2016-A2 1975
Div 2: 2016
Springvale Districts Football Club colours.jpg
Springvale Districts Demons Springvale Springvale Reserve Official Site 1993-Div 2: 2007
Div 3: 2018
St Pauls Football Club colours.jpg
St Pauls Bulldogs Bentleigh McKinnon Reserve Official Site 1993-Div 1: 2008, 2011, 2013, 2018

Division 2

ColoursClubNicknameLocationHome GroundClub WebsiteYears in CompSFNL Premierships
Caulfield Bears Football Club colours.jpg
Caulfield Bears Bears Carnegie Koornang Park Official Site 1993-Div 2: 1994
Doveton Football Club colours.jpg
Doveton Doves Doveton Robinson Oval Official Site 2022--
East Malvern Football Club colours.jpg
East Malvern
(Known as Tooronga/Malvern prior to 2012)
Panthers Malvern East D. W. Lucas Oval Official Site 1964-A2: 1978, 1985, 1990
Div 2: 2012
Div 3:
2001
Endeavour Hills Football Club colours.jpg
Endeavour Hills Falcons Endeavour Hills Barry Simon Reserve Facebook 2011-Div 3: 2023
Hampton Park Football Club colours.jpg
Hampton Park Redbacks Hampton Park Robert Booth Reserve2018-Div 3: 2019
Highett Football Club colours.jpg
Highett
(known as Highett Districts prior to 1997)
Bulldogs Highett Turner Road Reserve Official Site 1989-Div 2: 2004, 2011, 2018
Div 3: 1996
Keysborough Football Club colours.jpg
Keysborough Burras Keysborough Rowley Allan Reserve Official Site 2015--
Murrumbeena Football Club colours.jpg
Murrumbeena Lions Murrumbeena Murrumbeena Park Official Site 1963-A1: 1963, 1974
Div 2: 2003
Div 3: 1993
Skye Football Club colours.jpg
SkyeBombers Carrum Downs Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve Facebook 2006-Div 3: 2009
Watsonia Football Club.jpg
St Kilda City Saints St Kilda Peanut Farm Reserve Official Site 1965-A2: 1971, 1980
Div 1: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010
Div 2: 1998, 2005
Div 3: 1994

Division 3

ColoursClubNicknameLocationHome GroundClub websiteYears in CompSFNL Premierships
Ashwood Football Club colours.jpg
Ashwood Magpies Ashwood Essex Heights Reserve Official Site 1985-Div 2: 1996, 2001
Black Rock Football Club colours.jpg
Black Rock Jets Black Rock McDonald Reserve Official Site 1986-Div 3: 2004, 2007, 2015, 2022
Carrum Patterson Lakes Football Club colours.jpg
Carrum Patterson Lakes Lions [9] Carrum Roy Dore Reserve Official Site 2013- Reformed,
Carrum FC folded after the 1996 season in the MPNFL
-
Frankston Dolphins Football Club colours.jpg
Frankston Dolphins Dolphins Frankston South Overport Park Official Site 2018--
Heatherton Football Club colours.jpg
Heatherton Tunners Heatherton Heatherton Recreation Reserve Official Site 1993-Div 2: 2006, 2009
Div 3: 1998
Lyndhurst Football Club colours.jpg
Lyndhurst Lightning Lyndhurst Marriott Waters Reserve Official Site 2016-Div 4: 2022
Narre South Saints Football Club colours.jpg
Narre South Saints Saints Narre Warren South Strathaird Reserve Official Site 2020-
Heidelberg Football Club.jpg
South Mornington Tigers Mount Martha Citation Oval Official Site 2006, 2020-Div 4: 2023

Division 4

ColoursClubNicknameLocationHome GroundClub websiteYears in CompSFNL Premierships
Clunes Football Club colours.jpg
Clayton Clays Clayton Meade Reserve Facebook 1982-1985, 1999 -A1: 1982, 1984
Div 1: 2001, 2006
Div 2: 2010
Dandenong West Football Club colours.jpg
Dandenong West Westerners Dandenong Greaves Reserve Official site 1993- (known as Dandenong West until 2003, Dandenong Demons until 2009, Dandenong Redlegs until 2023)
(Not connected to former VFA club Dandenong)
-
Doveton Eagles Football Club colours.jpg
Doveton Eagles Eagles Doveton Power Reserve Official Site 1995-Div 2: 2019
Div 3: 2013, 2017
Div 4: 1995
Hallam Football Club colours.jpg
HallamHawks Hallam Hallam Recreation Reserve Official Site 2012-2022, 2024--
St Bernard's football club colors.jpg
HamptonHammers Highett Peterson Street Reserve Official Site 2022--
Lyndale Football Club colours.jpg
LyndalePumas Noble Park North Barry Powell Reserve Official Site 1993-Div 3: 2000
Div 4: 1997
Div 5: 1995
Moorabbin Kangaroos Football Club colours.jpg
MoorabbinKangaroos Hampton East A.W Oliver Reserve Official Site 1993-Div 3: 2005, 2012
Div 5: 1993
South Yarra Football Club colours.jpg
South Yarra Lions Balwyn North Leigh Park Facebook 1993-Div 3: 2008
Div 4: 1993, 2019

Open Grade Only

ColoursClubNicknameLocationHome GroundClub WebsiteYears in CompSFNL Premierships
Heatherhill Football Club colours.jpg
HeatherhillHawks Frankston Bruce Park Facebook 2023--

Women's Division 1

ColoursClubNicknameLocationHome GroundClub WebsiteYears in CompSFNL Premierships
Bentleigh Football Club colours.jpg
Bentleigh Demons Bentleigh Bentleigh Reserve Official Site 2018-
Black Rock Women's Football Club colours.jpg
Black Rock Jets Black Rock McDonald Reserve Official Site 2022-Div 2: 2022
Casey Thunder Football Club colours.jpg
Casey ThunderThunder Cranbourne East The Hunt Club Reserve Facebook 2021-Div 1: 2023
East Brighton Football Club colours.jpg
East BrightonVampires Brighton East Hurlingham Park Official Site 2018-Div 2: 2023
Endeavour Hills Football Club colours.jpg
Endeavour Hills Falcons Endeavour Hills Barry Simon Reserve Facebook 2018-2022, 2024Div 1: 2019, 2022
Lyndale Football Club colours.jpg
LyndalePumas Noble Park North Barry Powell Reserve Official Site 2018-Div 2: 2019
Narre South Saints Football Club colours.jpg
Narre South SaintsSaints Narre Warren South Strathaird Reserve Official Site 2022-

Women's Division 2

ColoursClubNicknameLocationHome GroundClub WebsiteYears in CompSFNL Premierships
Bentleigh Football Club colours.jpg
Chelsea Heights Demons Chelsea Heights Beazley Reserve Official Site 2023-
Casey Thunder Football Club colours.jpg
Casey ThunderThunder Cranbourne East The Hunt Club Reserve Facebook 2021-
Clunes Football Club colours.jpg
Clayton Clays Clayton Meade Reserve Facebook 2018-Div 2: 2018
Frankston Dolphins Football Club colours.jpg
Frankston DolphinsDolphins Frankston South Overport Park Official Site 2018-
Hallam Football Club colours.jpg
HallamHawks Hallam Hallam Recreation Reserve Official Site 2018-2022, 2024--
Murrumbeena Womens' Football Club colours.jpg
Murrumbeena Lions Murrumbeena Murrumbeena Park Official Site 2018-Div 1: 2018, 2017
Narre South Saints Football Club colours.jpg
Narre South SaintsSaints Narre Warren South Strathaird Reserve Official Site 2022-
Skye Football Club colours.jpg
SkyeBombers Carrum Downs Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve Facebook 2021-

Previous Clubs

JumperClubNicknameYears in compSFNL/SESFL

premierships

Premiership seasonsFate
Ashburton ?-19876Division 1: 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981

Division 2: 1973, 1987

Merged with Caulfield following 1987 season
Ashburton-Chadstone1986-1994--Folded
Balwyn Football Club colours.jpg
Balwyn Tigers1963-20067Division 1: 1989, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005

Division 2: 1997

Moved to Eastern Football Netball League after 2006 season
Beaumaris Football Club colours.jpg
Beaumaris Sharks1963-19942Division 2: 1965, 1977Moved to Victorian Amateur Football Association after 1994 season
Boronia Park1994-1999--Moved to Yarra Valley & Mountain District Football League after 1999 season
Box Hill North Football Club colours.jpg
Box Hill North Demons1993-2001--Moved to Victorian Amateur Football Association after 2001 season
Whitehorse Pioneers Football Club colours.jpg
Box Hill PioneersPioneers1993-19971Division 3: 1997Moved to Eastern Football Netball League after 1997 season, now known as Whitehorse Pioneers
Brooklyn Football Club colours.jpg
BrooklynBulls2003-2004--Folded
Burnley1963-1965--Folded
Burwood1963-19843Division 1: 1968, 1970, 1979Merged with Essex Heights to form Ashwood after 1984 season
RichmondDesign.svg
Burwood UnitedWoods1993--Merged with Mount Waverley to form Mount Waverley Burwood after 1993 season
Camberwell PowerPower1993-1996--Folded
Canterbury Football Club colours.jpg
Canterbury Cobras1963-20084Division 1: 1969, 1972

Division 2: 1991

Division 3: 2003

Moved to Eastern Football Netball League after 2008 season
Bentleigh Football Club colours.jpg
Carnegie1963-1976, 1980-19992Division 1: 1975

Division 2: 1974

Folded
Carrum DownsFalcons1993-19991Division 5: 1994Moved to Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League after 1999 season
Caulfield1983-84--Folded
AFL North Melbourne Icon.jpg
Caulfield-Ashburton Bears1988-19891Division 1: 1988Folded
Caulfield Kontias1992--Folded
Cerberus Football Club colours.jpg
Cerberus Dogs2004-2010, 2018-20231Division 4: 2018Folded
Chadstone Football Club colours (SESFL).jpg
Chadstone1963-1985--Folded
Cheltenham Assumption Football Club colours.jpg
Cheltenham AssumptionRed Roosters1993-19981Division 4: 1996Folded
Collingwood Districts Football Club.jpg
Collingwood Districts1993-1995--Folded
RichmondDesign.svg
East Bentleigh1993-1995--Merged with St Pauls Bentleigh to form St Pauls East Bentleigh after 1995 season
East Camberwell Football Club.jpg
East Camberwell1993-1994--Merged with Surrey Hills to form Surrey Park after 1994 season
East Hawthorn Football Club colours.jpg
East Hawthorn1975-19873Division 2: 1981, 1982

Division 3: 1984

Folded
East Malvern Amateurs1965-19841Division 2: 1969Folded
East Sandringham1963-1975--Folded
Eley Park Sharks football club colors.jpg
Eley ParkSharks1993--Moved to Victorian Amateur Football Association after 1993 season
RichmondDesign.svg
Essex Heights1970-1985--Merged with Burwood to form Ashwood after 1984 season
Fairfield Park Football Club.jpg
Fairfield ParkBloods1993-1995--Moved to Diamond Valley Football League following 1995 season
Glen Iris Football Club colours.jpg
Glen Iris1963-19872Division 1: 1965

Division 2: 1979

Folded
Hawthorn Football Club colours.jpg
Hawthorn Citizens (formerly known as Hawthorn District)1963-19892Division 1: 1971

Division 2: 1970

Division 3: 1983

Folded
Heidelberg Colts Football Club colours.jpg
Heidelberg ColtsColts1995--Folded
Croydon South Football Club.jpg
HighettBulldogs1963-1989--Merged with Highett West following 1989 season to form Highett Districts, now known as Highett.
Geelong icon.svg
Highett WestCats1963-19891Division 2: 1986Merged with Highett following 1989 season to form Highett Districts, now known as Highett.
Kooyong1966-19682Division 1: 1967

Division 2: 1966

Merged with Hawthorn Amateurs in 1969 to form Hawthorn District
Lower Plenty Football Club colours.jpg
Lower Plenty Bears1993-1994--Moved to Diamond Valley Football League following 1994 season
RichmondDesign.svg
MentoneTigers1982-1992--Merged with St Bede's Old Collegians following 1992 season to form St Bede's/Mentone Tigers in VAFA
Middle Park1983-1984--Folded
Mount Waverley Football Club colours.jpg
Mount Waverley Mountain Lions1993-20182Division 3: 2016

Division 4: 1998

Folded
Mount Waverley1963-19931Division 1: 1964Merged with Mount Waverley to form Mount Waverley Burwood after 1993 season
Mount Waverley Burwood1994-1997--Merged with Waverley Amateurs following 1997 season to form Waverley Blues in EFNL
West Coast Eagles Football Club colours.jpg
Noble Park Bulls1963, 1982-19999Division 1: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997Moved to Eastern Football Netball League after 1999 season
North BlackburnBurners1993-1995--Folded
RichmondDesign.svg
North KewBears1963-20061Division 3: 1999Merged with Kew Amateurs following 2006 season to form Kew Bears in VAFA
Oakleigh District Football Club.jpg
Oakleigh District Districts1963, 1982-20211Division 2: 2015Moved to Eastern Football Netball League after 2021 season
ParkdaleSeagulls1982-20033Division 1: 1995

Division 2: 1989, 1984

Merged with Mentone Amateurs following 2003 season to form Parkdale Vultures in VAFA
Parkmore Pirates.png
ParkmorePirates2005-20071Division 3: 2006Folded
Richmond RosellasRosellas1994-1995--Folded
Sandown Cobras football club colors.jpg
Sandown Cobras Cobras1963-1976, 2002-20232Division 2: 1967, 1972In recess
Southern Dragons Football Club colours.jpg
Southern DragonsDragons2009-2012, 20151Division 3: 2011Folded
South Melbourne Districts football club colors.jpg
South Melbourne DistrictsBloods1963-19992Division 2: 1976, 1983Moved to Victorian Amateur Football Association after 1999 season
St Bede's Old Collegians Football Club colours.jpg
St Bede's Old Collegians1966-19691Division 2: 1968Moved to Victorian Amateur Football Association after 1969 season
St Paul's Bentleigh1993-1996--Merged with East Bentleigh to form St Pauls East Bentleigh after 1995 season
Surrey Park Football Club.jpg
Surrey Park Panthers1995-2001--Moved to Eastern Football Netball League after 2001 season
Chadstone Football Club colours.jpg
Syndal-Tally Ho Synners1993-19961Division 4: 1994Moved to Victorian Amateur Football Association after 1996 season

Premiers

Men's seniors

Southern Football Netball League
YearDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Division 5
2023CheltenhamEast BrightonEndeavour HillsSouth Mornington4 divisions (2018−)
2022CranbourneChelsea HeightsBlack RockLyndhurst
2021
(Season abandoned due to COVID-19)
2020
(No competition due to COVID-19)
2019DingleyDoveton EaglesHampton ParkSouth Yarra
2018St Paul'sHighettSpringvale DistrictsCerberus
2017DingleyChelsea HeightsDoveton Eagles3 divisions (1999−2017)
2016DingleyPort Melbourne ColtsMount Waverley
2015DingleyOakleigh DistrictsBlack Rock
2014East BrightonMordiallocMatch abandoned
2013St Paul'sBentleighDoveton Eagles
2012East BrightonEast MalvernMoorabbin
2011St Paul'sHighettSouthern Dragons
2010St Kilda CityClaytonHampton
2009St Kilda CityHeathertonSkye
2008St Paul'sDingleySouth Yarra
2007St Kilda CitySpringvale DistrictBlack Rock
2006ClaytonHeathertonParkmore
2005BalwynSt Kilda CityMoorabbin
2004East BrightonHighettBlack Rock
2003BalwynMurrumbeenaCanterbury
2002St Kilda CityEast BrightonHampton
2001ClaytonAshwoodTooronga Malvern
2000BalwynChelsea HeightsLyndale
1999BalwynMordiallocNorth Kew
1998BalwynSt Kilda CityHeathertonMount Waverley Catholics4 divisions (1996−1998)
1997Noble ParkBalwynBox Hill PioneersLyndale
1996Noble ParkAshwoodHighettCheltenham Assumption
1995ParkdaleCheltenhamChelsea HeightsDoveton EaglesLyndale
1994Noble ParkCaulfieldSt Kilda CitySyndal-Tally HoCarrum Downs
1993East BrightonCheltenhamMurrumbeenaSouth YarraMoorabbin West
1992Noble ParkCheltenham2 divisions (1992)
South East Suburban Football League
YearDivision 1Division 2Division 3
1991East BrightonCanterbury2 divisions (1987−1991)
1990Noble ParkTooronga-Malvern
1989BalwynParkdale
1988Caulfield-AshburtonEast Brighton
1987Noble ParkAshburton
1986Noble ParkHighett WestMurrumbeena3 divisions (1986)
1985Noble ParkTooronga-Malvern2 divisions (1985)
1984ClaytonParkdaleEast Hawthorn3 divisions (1983-1984)
1983Noble ParkSouth Melbourne DistrictsHawthorn Citizens
1982ClaytonEast Hawthorn2 divisions (1963−1982)
1981AshburtonEast Hawthorn
1980AshburtonSt Kilda City
1979BurwoodGlen Iris
1978AshburtonTooronga-Malvern
1977AshburtonBeaumaris
1976East BrightonSouth Melbourne Districts
1975CarnegiePort Colts
1974MurrumbeenaCarnegie
1973East BrightonAshburton
1972CanterburySandown
1971Hawthorn DistrictSt Kilda City
1970BurwoodHawthorn District
1969CanterburyEast Malvern
1968BurwoodSt Bede's Old Collegians
1967KooyongSandown
1966East BrightonKooyong
1965Glen IrisBeaumaris
1964Mount WaverleyHawthorn Amateurs
1963MurrumbeenaCaulfield

Women's seniors

YearDivision 1Division 2
2023Casey ThunderEast Brighton
2022Endeavour HillsBlack Rock
2021
(Season abandoned due to COVID-19)
2020
(No competition due to COVID-19)
2019Endeavour HillsLyndale
2018MurrumbeenaClayton
2017Murrumbeena1 division (2017)

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